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C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1950 Joke This Tip If you have not already begun, better get started on your Christmas ehopping. And we invite you' to shop in Clinton, the “Lovely Christmas City.” A Tree Legend In all directions one looks lovely Christmas trees are seen, and frpm new until the Yule season millidns of homes will be graced with such ornaments to bring joy and happi- riess, and especially for the little children. It is a beautiful custom and one that grows in interest from year 1c year. Legends dealing with the origin cil the Christmas tree we are told go back as far as thelOOth century when George Jacob, the Arabian geographer, declared that all the trees in the forest blossomed and . bore fruit the night of our Lord’s! world Sh ° Uld welcome ^ birthday nativitv I Babe whose coming broke It is believed that Jacob’s story I ,he in two The an « els came might have led to the latter custom *“<*• and > et we have n0 of hanging apples and fruits on ev- 1 ^ eace - ergreen irves, and as the habit in' But »* th * season aproaches with irrtam paits of Europe, of using a ho P* and fa,th we should all dream blos.'ommg cherry sapling in the ut th * White Christmas we used to heme as a Christmas tree " know. Christmas U not simply re trospect. It is also prospect There are sinister forces in many parts of the earth which dream not of a assist those families who have been overcome by misfortune, or neglect ed by unfaithful parents. Such cases should be carefully investigated. Churches, civic clubs and others can bring happiness to many poor andj needy at this glad season. This is | Christmas, giving rather than stand ing in the receiving line. It is the responsibility of this com munity, as well as all others—to see that no child is without Christmas. Think of the child on Christmas morn with a broken heart by the! tragedy of the “Empty Stocking”. The sting and heart-break of that word “forgotten”. There are many well-organized movements dedicated to the one pur pose: “No child without a Christ mas.” They deserve our support. A White Christmas This war-worn, selfish, distracted Coarse Language Pr.sident Truman again *howed whiten.*, buj^rtio even .t- h, f 'I tympjr and impetuosity by tribuU , black motives to those who , d * y LT ‘"O I*** tor rood will. critic in thi eaten mg to beat him, up . . „ t daughter Mwg.m . Th “. “ n< * “ n ‘ "*** fint , inK spair, though the world picture from It was a characteristic Truman'™"* * ,d ** {ooks dark and d «co*"- exp i ion similar to several he has 1 a *» n < There arr » t ‘ u resistable tides hail befoie which shows he does and •o 0 * 1 W,U m ^ * orld which not know how to conduct himaelf ar * bound to ultimately wm. The with a dignity fitting the high of-! v wy * tar * tbeir courses fight for fin he holds those who go on dreaming of a H.» language was coarse and vul-J white Christmas, gar. and it is noted that he “blew Dreamers have ever been pion- up” at a time when our nation is |eers of a divine discontent, and they faring a crisis and there is a great own the future. Dreams have caught nerd for leadership of the very i the vision of a better day. of a Just-' highest calibre. I ler order, of a cleaner, kindlier The United States if you ask our, world And so regardless of the opinion needs a new President and ■ blackness and misery which has set- Sccretary of State since those in the i over so many nations, and of tw., important oflicw do not hold , h , with whjch we tha th. confidrnct* of the Amer.cn peo-1 (uRuc as , MUon w , mu „ n0 , ^, * ' _ _ m dreaming for all mankind, and of' » a —, - . the peace on earth which can come Music I hat Lives On I only to and through men of good 1 There are no more beautiful songs will. It will do our souls good to dream ! of a White Christmas. than the familiar Christmas Carols that will be heard in homes, church- «s and elsewhere throughout the Yuletide season. C* LI A The famous Christmas hymns will ^^Otch PirG Hazards Jive forever. There is no sweeter music for they lift us upward and inspire us all. If is interesting to familiarize our- Each year there are hundreds of i sad tragedies to mar the happiest' season of all the year—Christmas. Lives are lost in accidents on high-! eelves with many of these Christmas ways, there are fire disasters and hymns. As an example, “Silent tragedies, many times costing the Night, Holy Night," written in one. lives of innocent little children, of Austria's loveliest villages on I Combustibule decorations on Christ- Christmas eve, 1818, by the local mas trees are dangerous, and should clergyman, who took the words to the home of the village organist the *ame night, where they were im mediately set to the well known tune. Christmas and the music of Bach and Handel are insperable. The rea son for this is that both of the mas ter composers were church music ians. One of their tasks was to com pose songs for church congregations to sing. That proved themselves masters of beautiful easily followed melodies in their Christmas music. And so today, the Christmas mus ic these noted composers wrote is pung by men, women and children in countless churches of many faiths all over the world- Their oratories and carols help make Christmas the joyous, happy season of the year. Empty Stocking Tragedy In many communities there are organizations sponsoring programs for the needy at Christmas. There are many families, of course, as there have and always will be in need—and it is to help this deserv ing class that these charitable organ izations are interested in the hope that there will be no empty stock ings on Christmas morning to mar the happiness of the season for neg lected children through no fault of their own. There are children who won’t have much Christmas unless indiv iduals or organizations determine the extent of their needs and prac tice the virtue of charity. The re sponsibility is therefore upon us to with every precaution be avoided. This means that every home should be careful as pointed out by the following suggestions from en gineers of the National Board of Fire Underwriters: 1. Choose a small tree. It will be less hazardous. 2. Wait until a few days before Christmas to set up your tree. 3. JCeep the tree outdoors until ready to set it up. 4. To protect your children take special precautions with holidays costumes. The safest idea is to dis courage the wearing of flammable, flimsy costumes and dresses of net or gauze-like fabrics. If they are worn, they should be suitably flame proofed; a solution consisting of nine ounces of borax, four ounces of boric acid, and one gallon of water is known to be ef fective. The fabrics must be flame- proofed with the solutions after each washing. 5. Choose safe toys. Chemical sets and toys requiring alcohol, kerosene, gasoline, and carbide lamps may be hazardous for children. Look for the “U. L.” label on electric toys. Al ways supervise children playing with electric toys. 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